The death of Bobby Thomson this week brought to mind a column I wrote in 2001. It’s about baseball and growing up and childhood memories. I thought it was worth sharing: It was a small cardboard box, barely big enough for a baseball but able to hold a child’s imagination. For inside of it was […]

Sports Illustrated had Stan Musial on its cover a couple weeks ago, with a story about the greatness of the man. Which means that writer Joe Posnanski probably has received an e-mail by now. A couple years ago, for one of my By the Numbers columns, I wrote something about how Musial was underrated as […]

Sports Illustrated had Stan Musial on its cover a couple weeks ago, with a story about the greatness of the man. Which means that writer Joe Posnanski probably has received an e-mail by now. A couple years ago, for one of my By the Numbers columns, I wrote something about how Musial was underrated as […]

You may have seen this one, as some soccer player in Iceland reels in a goalkeeper and then provides one of the all-time great goal celebrations. But there’s more. Our crack research staff has unearthed this, another brilliantly creative celebration by the same guy.

What is the most painful loss in college football history? According to ESPN, it was Arkansas’ 15-14 defeat against Texas in 1969, which seems like a reasonable selection. But what was the most painful moment for the Huskies or the Cougars or the Ducks or the Beavers? ESPN weighs in on those questions as well, […]

What is the most painful loss in college football history? According to ESPN, it was Arkansas’ 15-14 defeat against Texas in 1969, which seems like a reasonable selection. But what was the most painful moment for the Huskies or the Cougars or the Ducks or the Beavers? ESPN weighs in on those questions as well, […]

So, did Bill Leavy wake up in the morning and wonder, “What can I do to inflict pain upon Seahawks fans today? Maybe a little salt in the wound, then cauterize it with a welding torch?” Talk about a sadist. Leavy is an NFL official who happened to referee Super Bowl XL. That’s the one […]

Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel writes about Jeremiah Masoli landing at Ole Miss. He’s not complimentary. Which is why Ole Miss’ Houston Nutt — more so than any of the aforementioned names — is a certifiably dirty coach. Nutt’s controversial decision to add trouble-plagued Oregon exile Jeremiah Masoli to his roster on the eve of preseason […]